Haven't been out the gate for weeks on end —
how do I pass the days, what company do I keep?
Unlatch the cranes' cage and these gentlemen are before me,
open a book and I'm face to face with people of the past.
Learning to still the mind lengthens the life span;
seek nothing outside yourself, nourish the spirit.
When you can do this, this is true practice of the Way!
What need to " conquer devils, " " tame and subdue " the body?